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ThePerm · « **on:** November 06, 2006, 06:28:34 PM »

There needs to be more games like Zelda, the closest we got was prince of persia. Okami is supposed to be good...more action/rpg!!!

RiskyChris · « **Reply #1 on:** November 06, 2006, 07:52:40 PM »

*sigh*

Okami screams Wii... if only...

TrueNerd · « **Reply #2 on:** November 06, 2006, 07:59:09 PM »

ICO is like one giant Zelda dungeon. Shadow of the Colossus is like one giant Zelda overworld with no dungeons. Buy both and you'll be somewhat close to a Zelda game. Beyond Good and Evil is Zelda-esque, with stealth. And hovercraft racing.

But yeah, I agree, there should more games that rip off Zelda. And Metroid. As long as they do it well.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #3 on:** November 07, 2006, 05:44:54 AM »

Did anyone play Sphynx? I heard it was similar too, but I never played it.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #4 on:** November 07, 2006, 06:12:34 AM »

Usually a really killer game has at least one "competitor" that is of approximately equal quality. Virtua Fighter has Tekken, Metroid has Castlevania, etc. Zelda is odd in that I have never played a Zelda style game that I thought was even close to as good as the real thing. I think Metroid is better than Castlevania but Castlevania is still REALLY good. It satisfies the cravings between Metroid games. But Zelda doesn't seem to have anything. I've played games like Illusion of Gaia and Secret of Mana on the SNES and while they're okay they seem to be missing something intangible that makes Zelda special. For 3D games though Star Fox Adventures is the only Zelda clone I've played.

I think I just like Zelda so much that when other companies add or remove things to make their Zelda clone unique I don't care for the changes. Often they're adding RPG stuff like leveling up and such. I suppose if I somehow ever made a commercial videogame a good idea might be to make a Zelda clone that actually holds up to the original. Release that on both the Wii and the competing consoles that have no Zelda and CHING CHING.

Kairon · « **Reply #5 on:** November 07, 2006, 09:38:30 AM »

I have Sphinx. It's like Zelda... but it's world is split up into more distinct "levels" that seem more cramped and less expansive. It plays more like an action/platformer than an action adventure. And the story, while quite a good effort, isn't really very epic, skewing slightly younger and simpler.

Sphinx is actually a VERY well put together game. It just lacks... magic.

BTW, could we call Prince of Persia a near-Zelda title?

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Smoke39 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 07, 2006, 09:45:54 AM »

I really liked Soul Blazer. I'd say it was fairly Zelda-like. I liked the feel of sword fighting in that game.

ThePerm · « **Reply #7 on:** November 07, 2006, 09:50:48 AM »

Apparently Okami is really good, Prince of Persia counts to me because it has the three things that make Zelda good
Story/Combat/Puzzles

I played Sphynx and thought it sucked, it didn't miss magic per-se, it missed presentation and coherence.

I thought star fox adventures was pretty good despite some short-comings, had there been 10 games on cube like that it would have been perfect. Even if the games are not perfect, the thing I like about these are gameplay. For instance, i really liked playing Fable.

More Zelda clones/ripp offs!!!

Kairon · « **Reply #8 on:** November 07, 2006, 09:58:11 AM »

Does Jak And Daxter count?

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Plugabugz · « **Reply #9 on:** November 07, 2006, 10:09:59 AM »

Maybe i'm being controversial in suggesting that maybe there is no "zelda like competitor" because nintendo nailed it so perfectly (and nearly everytime) that everything else that is supposed to even come close, regardless of whether it's a good game or not, simply doesn't? Almost as if when it comes to this type of genre, zelda gets rose tinted glasses and everything else smacks with reality?

Or maybe developers don't try at all knowing the inevitable zelda comparisons that come of it?

zakkiel · « **Reply #10 on:** November 07, 2006, 10:14:12 AM »

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BTW, could we call Prince of Persia a near-Zelda title?

Entirely linear + practically no NPCs = most definitely not.

ThePerm · « **Reply #11 on:** November 07, 2006, 01:22:32 PM »

prince of persia is basically Zelda with just the dungeons. Resident Evil 4 was very zelda-esque and i liked it!

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #12 on:** November 07, 2006, 01:33:51 PM »

Terranigma is the best Zelda that's not a Zelda...Too bad it's not (legally) available in the U.S...

SixthAngel · « **Reply #13 on:** November 07, 2006, 01:57:44 PM »

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and the first two Soul Reavers were basically Zelda clones. They did a pretty good job too. ( never played Soul Reaver 2)

Jensen · « **Reply #14 on:** November 07, 2006, 04:17:03 PM »

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But yeah, I agree, there should more games that rip off Zelda. And Metroid.

You should try Cave Story. It's a freeware PC game. Not really too much like any other game I've played, but I'd put it in the same category as Metroid, adventure/platformer/shooter.

IceCold · « **Reply #15 on:** November 07, 2006, 04:37:34 PM »

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Resident Evil 4 was very zelda-esque and i liked it!

...how?

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #16 on:** November 07, 2006, 04:43:18 PM »

Resident Evil 4 was just shooting zombies for 20 hours, with a few instances of contextual button-pressing.

Smoke39 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 07, 2006, 04:55:13 PM »

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But yeah, I agree, there should more games that rip off Zelda. And Metroid.

You should try Cave Story. It's a freeware PC game. Not really too much like any other game I've played, but I'd put it in the same category as Metroid, adventure/platformer/shooter.

Cave Story is a really charming little game. Everyone should paly it.

ThePerm · « **Reply #18 on:** November 07, 2006, 04:55:19 PM »

resident evil has always had some action rpg-ness

basically

RE4 -- / -- Zelda
inventory -- / -- inventory
cloaked Salesman / -- cloaked salesman
melee -- / -- melee
ranged weopons -- / -- ranged weopons
money -- / -- money
story -- / -- story
Ganados --/--Talon and Ingo

if you look at the games, they are really not that different. Its just re4 doesnt have an overworld nor a sword...everythign else takes a page from zelda

IceCold · « **Reply #19 on:** November 07, 2006, 05:16:15 PM »

While what you listed is similar, the games are quite different. RE4 is linear, the few puzzles it has are weak, it's just shooting as opposed to different items, exploring is done by looking around the area and waiting for the A button to flash up, and there are no NPCs. Those are just a few differences.. they're both fun, though.

Jensen · « **Reply #20 on:** November 07, 2006, 05:21:11 PM »

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Cave Story is a really charming little game. Everyone should paly it.

I'd like to see a game like Cave Story on the virtual console, I'm not really interested in buying many old nintendo games.

Jensen · « **Reply #21 on:** November 07, 2006, 06:04:58 PM »

I find Metroid to be more similar to Zelda than some of the other games that have been listed in this thread.

A mostly non-linear, open world, with new areas opened up with new items. Energy Tank/heart upgrade. Killing baddies may give you some life or ammo. The bosses can be very similar.

Even the 3D Mario games are similar in that they have large, open levels with ability upgrades.

ThePerm · « **Reply #22 on:** November 08, 2006, 09:45:42 AM »

while zelda is very non linear, ultimately it is linear. If more games could provide things to do while doing other things that would be great. Take Shenmue, I love Shenmue, while i doubt things will go well for the franchise, it had some very Zelda-esque stuff.

wandering · « **Reply #23 on:** November 08, 2006, 09:52:32 AM »

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A mostly non-linear, open world

You know what other game has this? Zork.

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But yeah, I agree, there should more games that rip off Zelda. And Metroid.

You should try Cave Story. It's a freeware PC game. Not really too much like any other game I've played, but I'd put it in the same category as Metroid, adventure/platformer/shooter.

Cave Story is a really charming little game. Everyone should paly it.

This is true.

ThePerm · « **Reply #24 on:** December 01, 2006, 03:02:02 PM »

that goes double now!

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